Pat and Colin's wedding in Cornwall

I recently included some of my photos of these flowers in a previous blog, but thought I'd include the "real" photos by the lovely Liz Mulloy (pictured wearing the wrist corsage) just to show how well flowers can last and travel.  They travelled to Cornwall the day before the wedding amongst lots of other bits and bobs, including the cake, and were still great the following day.  It also goes to prove we don't need lots of notice, and lots of meetings to make things work perfectly....this wedding was booked about 10 days in advance and we managed all the details by phone call....and what a gorgeous wedding it was....loving the dress!

Sarah and John's professional photos from Eastwell Manor

It is always lovely to see some of the professional photos from our weddings as we always miss out on seeing the bride in her gown.  For Sarah and John's wedding, we were lucky enough to see the boys looking dapper, and to see the gorgeous dresses hung up on the four poster bed at Eastwell, but again hadn't seen the finished look.  And what a gorgeous look it is!  Sarah looks amazing...so beautiful and so poised!  We love the photos, courtesy of www.nphotography.info and are thrilled to have been sent them.

Let's start with my favourite....
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And then more....enjoy!



Kerrie and Dan's wedding at Rivenhall Hotel, Witham

Kerrie and Dan married at the Rivenhall Hotel in Witham Essex, and Kerrie knew straight away that she wanted her colour scheme to be hot pink and black.  Her dress was a gorgeous beaded sweetheart neckline gown with detailing all over the bodice and down onto the full skirt.  Kerrie wanted lots of sparkle to match her dress and tiara and chose the Serena Gerbera as her sole flower.

For Kerrie's bouquet we used the Serena gerberas with black feathers, crystals and black bear grass and wrapped the stems in black ribbon, with ivory ribbon criss-crossed over to match the corset style lacing at the back of the dress.

For the three elder bridesmaids, we used the Serena Gerberas in a hand-tied bouquet with a few feathers and then wrapped the stems in ivory to contrast with their black dresses, and then added black ribbon criss-crossed over the top.  For the little Flower Girl, we designed a gerbera "wand" but made it in silk so that she could keep it forever...we surrounded the gerbera with narrow feathers and crystals and wrapped the stems in ivory ribbon, with black criss-crossed over the top.

Dan's buttonhole matched Kerrie's bouquet with a single gerbera, a small feather and sprigs and loops of black bear grass, with added sparkle.  The other boys wore the same buttonholes without the sparkles.  The Mums had ivory lapel corsages, one with black ribbon loops and lots of diamantes, and the other with red ribbon and transluscent crystals.

For the celebrant table, and subsequently the top table, we provided a contemporary style arrangement of Serena Gerberas, grevillia, black tie leaves, crystals and grasses. 

Finally, we dressed the three tier cake with black ribbon and with a section of flowers, feathers and crystals on each layer.   All a perfect match to the day.  Kerrie looked wonderful getting ready, and so happy and relaxed so we know it was going to be a great day and wish them both all the very very best for the future together.

Kent Showground Wedding Experience

Wow!  What can I say but OMG,what a day.  We know it is always lovely and busy at the Detling Wedding Experience show, hence why we always do it, but yesterday's show was amazing!  c. 1400 registered couples later, and with nearly no voices left, the team looked back on the day with a smile.  Claire said she felt like she was playing to a Wembley crowd...the crowds just went on for ever.  The downside was that I know there were people we couldn't get to talk to, people who wanted to say hi, future and past brides who had swung by to give us a hug and we missed them.  So sorry but we really couldn't see everyone who was there.  So, as is usual for us, here's the photos of our stand to look at in peace and quiet and to remember us.

We went for lime green and white with splashes of hot pink and designed a range of contemporary and vintage styles to suit everyone.

For the English tea party, we designed bouquets, tablecentres, cups and saucers etc.  We have lovely vintage jars, accessories, tea sets, silver coffee pots etc in stock ourselves, but there were some lovely ones on display at www.thekentvintageteaparty.com with the wonderful Anastasia. 

We then designed a range of tablecentres from classic to contemporary and with the exception of the ever popular martini vase arrangement, the others all seemed to be liked equally.

Bouquets were then designed to tie in with the tablecentres with the calla lilies coming a close second to the favourite hydrangea bouquet in the vintage section.  The handbags stole the day as ever, and many people liked the idea of the silk version as a keepsake for flower girls.

Thanks so much to everyone we spoke to yesterday....we may have seemed as though we were babbling by the end of the day, but hope it all made sense to you!  Thanks for the fab comments as well and the comments on our matching uniforms and necklaces!